The brutal genocide of almost a million Tutsis resulted from the death of Rwanda's president Habyarimana in 1994.
The brutal genocide of almost a million Tutsis resulted from the death of Rwanda's president Habyarimana in 1994.
The assassination of Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994 caused massive conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups. This conflict became the Rwandan genocide, which killed up to a million people in just 100 days.
The death of Rwanda's president results in:the funeral of the Rwandan presidentpower strugglesan acting president being appointedan election held to find a replacement president.
Juvénal Habyarimana died on April 6, 1994 at the age of 57.
In 1994, the President of Rwanda was Juvénal Habyarimana. He had been in power since 1973, ruling as a dictator until his assassination on April 6, 1994, which triggered the Rwandan Genocide. Habyarimana's death marked a significant turning point in the country’s history, leading to widespread violence and atrocities.
The Rwandan genocide.
Juvénal Habyarimana was born on March 8, 1937 and died on April 6, 1994. Juvénal Habyarimana would have been 57 years old at the time of death or 78 years old today.
Juvénal Habyarimana was a dictatorial leader of the Republic of Rwanda who death in 1994 sparked the genocide. Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of Burundi also died in the plane crash.
The genocide in Rwanda began immediately upon the death of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana. The plane he was traveling in from a Tanzanian peace conference was downed on April 6, 1998.
habyarimana was the so-called president (a result of one-party rule) of Rwanda right up until the beginning of the genocide. When his plane was shot down, resulting in his death, the genocide he had been orchestrating began in earnest
George Rutaganda. He was the supplier and the instigator of the Genocide.Juvénal Habyarimana was a dictatorial leader of the Republic of Rwanda who death in 1994 sparked the genocide. Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of Burundi also died in the plane crash.
He assassinated President James A. Garfied and was sentenced to death by hanging.